{"id":186434,"date":"2025-10-03T02:39:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T02:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/186434\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T02:39:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T02:39:21","slug":"sam-fender-among-live-performers-at-mercury-prize-2025-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/186434\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Fender among live performers at Mercury Prize 2025 awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gemma SherlockNorth East and Cumbria<\/p>\n

\"BBCBBC<\/p>\n

Sam Fender will perform live after his album of the year nomination <\/p>\n

Artist Sam Fender will be one of the performers at this year’s Mercury Prize ceremony after being shortlisted. <\/p>\n

It is the first time the prestigious music industry awards, which are taking place at the Newcastle’s Utilita Arena on 16 October, will be held outside of London<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 2025 edition will be hosted by BBC Radio 6 Music’s Lauren Laverne, from Sunderland, and be broadcast by the BBC. <\/p>\n

Fender, from North Shields, is one of 12 artists shortlisted for the best British or Irish album of the past year, including Emma-Jean Thackray, FKA twigs, Jacob Alon, Joe Webb, Martin Carthy, Pa Salieu, Pulp, and Wolf Alice, for the live performances.<\/p>\n

Each artist will perform one track from their album.<\/p>\n

Leader of Newcastle City Council, Karen Kilgour, said the success of the MOBO Awards <\/a>showed “what Newcastle was capable of”.<\/p>\n

“We can’t wait for the national and international music spotlight to shine on our fantastic city, showcasing our burgeoning music industry, hugely talented musicians and amazing venues,” she said.<\/p>\n

\"Lauren<\/p>\n

Sunderland’s Lauren Laverne will host the Mercury Prize ceremony<\/p>\n

A week of events – the Mercury Prize Newcastle Fringe by music agency Generator – will also begin in the city on 9 October. <\/p>\n

This will include workshops, industry events and performances from local artists and a choir of eight to 12 year olds across seven local authority areas. <\/p>\n

North East Mayor Kim McGuinness said: “We’ve seen Sam Fender rise<\/a> from our own music community and I want to make sure he’s just one of many incredible local talents that succeed.”<\/p>\n

London North Eastern Railway (LNER) will be providing a special named service for the event, transporting judges and guests to the arena.<\/p>\n

Newcastle department store Fenwick will also reveal bespoke windows showcasing the 12 Albums of the Year on 13 October and host two events as part of the Mercury Prize Fringe. <\/p>\n

\"TomTom Jackson<\/p>\n

Pulp are also among this year’s performers <\/p>\n

The Mercury Prize shortlist and winner is decided by a panel of industry experts.<\/p>\n

Unlike the Brit Awards, which recognise commercial success, the Mercury Prize seeks to reward artistic achievement.<\/p>\n

Primal Scream were the first winners in 1992, with the accolade going to Leeds band English Teacher last year. <\/p>\n

PJ Harvey in 2001 and 2011, remains the only multiple winner.<\/p>\n

The 2025 Mercury Prize 12 albums of the year are:<\/p>\n

CMAT – EURO-COUNTRYEmma-Jean Thackray – WeirdoFKA twigs – EUSEXUAFontaines D.C. – RomanceJacob Alon – In LimerenceJoe Webb – Hamstrings & HurricanesMartin Carthy – Transform Me Then Into A FishPa Salieu – Afrikan AlienPinkPantheress – Fancy ThatPulp – MoreSam Fender – People WatchingWolf Alice – The Clearing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gemma SherlockNorth East and Cumbria BBC Sam Fender will perform live after his album of the year nomination…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":186435,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[49,48,75,341],"class_list":["post-186434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186434"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186434\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}